Wheat procurement has gone up in the course of the present Rabi advertising season
Procurement of wheat within the ongoing Rabi advertising season 2021-22 has witnessed a 13 per cent increase over the earlier yr as until May 24, 390 LMT has been procured in comparison with final yr’s 344 LMT.
Wheat procurement has been executed from states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and union territory of Jammu & Kashmir at minimal help worth or MSP, as was executed in earlier seasons.
According to figures made out there by the Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs, about 40.81 Lakh farmers have already benefitted from the continued Rabi procurement operations with MSP worth of Rs 77,159.58 crore already distributed.
Paddy procurement within the ongoing season of 2020-21 is occurring with buy of over 772.92 LMTs until May 24. Last yr the procurement for paddy was 711.90 LMT.
